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Crutch.

Description: Patent for crutches with adjustable pneumatic cushioned arm rests, adjustable length, absorbent hand grip, and a detachable vertical leg rest.
Date: May 16, 1916
Creator: Gregson, William
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Hasp-Fastener

Description: Patent for a hasp fastener designed to hold a hasp in a locked position by use of gravity. Illustrations included.
Date: June 16, 1908
Creator: Robinson, Albert W.
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Crate

Description: Patent for a crate designed for more convenience in shipping. Illustrations included.
Date: April 16, 1907
Creator: McLeod, Norman J.
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Air-Cushion Tire.

Description: Patent for improvement to the air-cushion tire in terms of resilience, and an improved structure.
Date: March 16, 1920
Creator: Williams, Harry S.
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Bell Cord Coupling.

Description: Patent for a new and improved bell cord coupling. This design consists in "[a] cord connecting and tension device comprising essentially a shell or tube, a spiral spring, and a pair of slotted balls arranged therein, and a flat strip having round ends adapted to slide through said balls . . . [and] a sliding spring-encircled plate provided with screw-threaded and split end portions, and nuts fitted on the latter, in combination with a tube or shell, and balls arranged in said tube" (lines 89-10… more
Date: January 16, 1883
Creator: Tumey, Charles Henry
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Compressed-Air and Steam Apparatus for Sinking Wells

Description: Patent for "a simple and inexpensive apparatus for drilling the rock and earth until sufficient loose material has accumulated in the shaft, and then remove such material by the pressure of an aeriform fluid - such as steam or compressed air" (lines 23-29).
Date: July 16, 1889
Creator: Goodrich, Hervey K.
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Apparatus for Handling and Cleaning Seed-Cotton.

Description: Patent for improvements in apparatus for handling and cleaning seed-cotton that “use a pneumatic tube, through which cotton is drawn by an exhaust-current.” (Lines17-19) Illustration is included.
Date: June 16, 1891
Creator: Thomas, Robert S.; Hardwick, Saunie W. & Elam, William E.
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[Agreement from Mark Marx and Harris Kempner, April 16, 1884]

Description: Agreement from Mark Marx and Harris Kempner certifying they have paid a sum of $1,000 to Fancher and Priest for a property, but withheld $200 for the purposes of paying taxes on the property and agreeing to pay the remaining $200 once the taxes on the land have been paid.
Date: April 16, 1884
Creator: Marx, Mark; Kempner, Harris, 1837-1894 & Edmundson, J. W.
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[Letter from I. H. Kempner to C. D. Leake, February 16, 1951]

Description: Letter from I. H. Kempner to C. D. Leake informing Leake of the program of entertainment for the Chamber's directors. The officers and board of directors of the Chamber have been invited as guests for a stag party, and the committee members are also expected to attend. He requests Leake to invite four or five staff, faculty, or business office members to a dinner next Friday and asks for their names. He hopes to extend a similar invitation for March 3rd but needs to confirm attendance numbers t… more
Date: February 16, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
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[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Allan Shivers, December 16, 1954]

Description: Letter from I. H. Kempner to Allan Shivers urging the appointment of a Galveston citizen to the Board of Regents to improve the Medical School's efficiency. He emphasizes they have no specific candidate and are not influenced by any group. He references the Governor's earlier advice that new appointments would be made in January 1955 and seeks consideration of their suggestion.
Date: December 16, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Partner: Rosenberg Library
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